Wholesome Grandpa Starts Fixing Cars For Free, Beats Greedy Mechanic In Court

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Eric Lund
Dec 7, 2021 11:00 AM EST

Sometimes when people get old and bored they just become terrible, but this person's grandpa decided that he wanted to tinker on people's cars and fix them up for free. Things were going fine and dandy until the local mechanic decided his fixing of needy people's cars wasn't okay, and things got much more complicated. For another fun grandpa story, here's the grandpa whose mailbox loophole took mail into the third dimension.

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    Font - Posted by u/SonDontPlay 3 days ago O 2 11 e16 y 3 22 a Don't wanna let me tinker? Alrightly then, lets do business then A lot of people like this story, so I decided to create a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing stories of about Grandmas and Grandpas feel free to post your story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nana N Papa My Grandpa was a successful man and in his mid-60s he decided he wanted to take a step back so he started selling off his businesses. He sold his various businesses and s
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    Font - Not sure if he had ever told anyone about his plans, but right after he got the property he dumped A TON OF MONEY into tools and equipment and converted his barn into a mechanics dream. Some things I remember having: • He had a professional lift, capable of lifting full-size trucks. • He had those professional oil catchers you see at quick lubes • He had a dedicated air compressor system that was designed to power all his power tools • He had a tire machine, to mount new tires • He had so
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    Font - His plan? To fix cars, especially for people in need. He lived in a rural community, if you didn't have a car that was a big problem. So he let everyone know at his local church that he was willing to work on their cars if they provided the parts. He only took a few jobs a week, he was doing this to enjoy himself and help those that needed it. He'd of course change oil, change the transmission fluid, and all kinds of various repairs. My grandpa was a talented mechanic. However he kept the
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    Font - One day the owner of the local car dealership came by and told my Grandpa he needed to stop fixing other people's cars cause he wasn't properly licensed, didn't have the proper insurances, and was hurting his business. My Grandpa explained this is just his hobby, he only does a few cars a week. The owner told him he needs to cut it out, or he's going sue my Grandpa out of business. My Grandpa said he laughed over this, what business was this guy going to sue him out of? The owner walked o
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    Font - My Grandpa spoke to the owner and basically explained: • He only works on people cars who are down on their luck, the fact is the people cars he fixes probably couldn't afford to pay a professional dealership to fix their vehicle • He only does a few cars a week • He's not all that interested in getting into a fight over his hobby, but he ain't going back down Well, they ended up in court. By this point, my Grandpa had hired a lawyer, who was able to get the city to approve a commercial g
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    Font - Now, what do you think a man who has nothing but time and money in this situation is going to do? He's going to get his business license and insurances of course. Which he did, and that surprised no one...but he went further. • Got a dedicated phone line ran into his shop • Hired a full-time mechanic • Put up a professional sign • Set up a little waiting area with a water cooler What shocked everyone even more • He ran a local TV ad, saying he was a pay what you can mechanic shop, reserva
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    Font - Yes, folks, that's right my Grandpa is not only a licensed, legal auto repair business...he has a certified mechanic on his payroll...and he's running ads. As for his prices? They were quite simple you either: Bring the parts yourself, and pay the mechanic whatever you wanted (mechanic got a separate wage from my Grandpa, so if you couldn't pay anything that was fine) • Had my Grandpa sourced the parts, he'd charge at you parts and you'd pay the mechanic whatever you want My Grandpa start
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    Font - The owner of the local car dealership was FURIOUS, he sued my Grandpa again. They went to court and the judge basically said my Grandpa owned a licensed, insured, auto repair business, what he charges his customers for his services, is completely up to him. Even if that means doing the work for free. About a year or so later, my Grandpa gets a call from a lawyer who says he's representing a potential buyer of the local car dealership however the buyer wants to speak to my Grandpa. My Gran
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    Font - My Grandpa agrees, that there's no way someone looking to make a profitable business could ever compete against him. So they came to an agreement. The owner buys the dealership and my Grandpa would: Only work on a few cars a week, maybe 5-6. Only work on people cars who are down on their luck and probably too poor to be able to pay a professional dealership to fix their car. • Any parts he needs he will buy from the dealership. • Any work he declined, he'd refer to the dealership. The new
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    Font - They shook hands, the local dealership was bought out and for the next 9 years my Grandpa would fix people's cars who were down on their luck if he had to buy parts he'd buy from the dealership, and as for that mechanic, my Grandpa hired? He ended up becoming the service manager and did quite well for himself. As for my Grandpa when he was 80 he had a heart attack in his shop. Luckily one of his grandkids was there and they got him to the hospital and he made a full recovery. But the doct
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